Scholarship Opportunities for Dayton-Area African-American Students
The Dayton Foundation and the African-American Community Fund, a component
fund of The Dayton Foundation, offer several scholarship opportunities specifically for
African-American students planning to attend a four-year institution or a Historically
Black College or University (HBCU). The following 17 scholarship opportunities are
for the 2018-2019 school year and range from $450 to $2,000. The application
deadline is March 9, 2018.
- Wahid Abdullah Memorial Fund
o Description: Provides scholarships to Montgomery County graduating seniors to
pursue studies in communications or journalism at a four-year institution.
o Award: Up to $1,000 - Hazel Carter Scott Scholarship
o Description: Provides scholarships to African-American students in Montgomery
County who plan to attend a four-year post-secondary institution on a full-time basis.
Students must have a minimum 2.5 GPA and a minimum 21 ACT or SAT equivalent.
o Award: Up to $1,500 - Robert S. Early, Sr. Memorial Youth Scholarship, supported by the Roosevelt
Class of 1968
o Description: Provides scholarships to Dayton Public School students who
participated in golf, baseball or softball extracurricular activities.
o Award: Up to $1,000 - The Major John F. Harris, Jr., Memorial Scholarship Fund
o Description: Affords Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps graduates from
Dayton Public Schools the chance to further their education at an institute of higher
learning. Students should demonstrate leadership skills through exemplary
participation in school and community activities, have a GPA in the 2.0-3.0 range and
have passed all sections of the Ohio Graduation Test.
o Award: Up to $500 - Nelson J. Houck and Alvin R. Houck Scholarship
o Description: Established to offer financial assistance to Montgomery County high
school graduating seniors who have participated in cross country or track and field
activities and are planning to attend a two- or four-year college, community college university. Students must be planning to continue participating in cross country or track and field in college. o Award: $1,000, per year for four years
- C.J. McLin, Jr., Scholarship Fund
o Description: Provides college scholarships to help Montgomery County residents who
have demonstrated academic success, financial need and community involvement.
Students must be attending a Historically Black College or University (HBCU) or a four-
year Ohio college or university.
o Award: Up to $1,000, renewable for three additional years - Paul R. and Frieda M. Miller Scholarship Fund
o Description: Established to enable a deserving student, who is of good moral character, to
attend an accredited college and pursue a degree in education. Students must have a
minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale, be a Dayton Public School graduate and be accepted to a
Historically Black College or University (HBCU). Preference may be given to a student
who plans to major in Education.
o Award: Up to $2,000 - Herbert Scott Scholarship
o Description: Provides scholarships to Dayton Public School graduating seniors who are
currently in foster care or have aged out of foster care.
o Award: Up to $1,000 - The Scott Neal Simpson Scholarship Fund
o Description: Provides scholarships to Montgomery County high school graduates attending
an accredited college or university. Students must have participated in organized high
school sports.
o Award: Up to $500 - Twentig Incorporated Endowment Fund (Willis "Bing" Davis Scholarship)
o Description: Provides scholarships to graduating seniors who wish to pursue a degree in
the arts, specifically visual arts (scholarships are not limited to a concentration in visual
arts).
o Award: Up to $1,000 - Trotwood Madison Education Foundation Scholarship
o Description: Recognizes the efforts of graduating seniors whose academic achievement
during their junior and senior years has shown significant improvement.
o Award: up to $1,000 - The Professor E. Champ and Alma Warrick Memorial Scholarship
o Description: Awards scholarships to high school seniors graduating from a school in the
Miami Valley who plan to attend Wilberforce University or Central State University and
major in liberal arts.
o Award: Up to $1,000 - Doris H. Wilson Scholarship Fund
o Description: Students must have a GPA between 2.0 and 2.9 on a 4.0 scale, and
demonstrate active participation in activities and organizations that are related directly to
supporting or developing diversity.
o Award: Up to $500 - Deloris L. Winslow Scholarship for Community Excellence
o Description: Established in 2013 to help support Clark and Montgomery County minority
students pursuing degrees in social work, political science, counseling, psychology, social
services, or the treatment of alcohol and substance abuse. Students must have a minimum
2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale, demonstrate commitment to community service or service
involving the treatment of alcohol or substance abuse, and demonstrate leadership and
participation in school and community activities.
o Award: $1,000
Scholarships for students already attending college:
- Thyrsa Frazier Svager Scholarship Fund
o Description: Provides scholarship assistance to African-American females majoring in
mathematics and attending Central State University, Wilberforce University, Wright State
University, the University of Dayton, Howard University or Spelman College.
o Award: up to $2,000 - The Waverly Glover Scholarship Fund
o Description: Assists African-American students in pursuing a business or accounting
degree at Central State or Wilberforce Universities. Students must be entering into their
junior or senior year in college for the fall semester of the 2018-2019 academic year.
o Award: Up to $750 - Yvonne Walker-Taylor – Women for Wilberforce Scholarship
o Description: Established to recognize and honor all women of achievement in America
who have provided vision, leadership and a personal commitment for the pursuit of
freedom in her country. Individuals eligible for this scholarship are full-time female
students at Wilberforce University, who will have obtained at least sophomore status and a
minimum 3.5 GPA.
o Award: up to $1,000